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Same-day test uncovers hidden infections in critically ill children
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Same-day test uncovers hidden infections in critically ill children

At Great Ormond Street Hospital, a same-day metagenomic test is helping doctors uncover infections in critically ill children that routine tests can miss. In a study of 122 children, it identified around nine in 10 bacteria and viruses, all fungi, and 50 organisms standard diagnostics had not found. The findings changed prescribing in one in four cases, helping clinicians choose effective treatment and avoid unnecessary antibiotics. The test is now being introduced at intensive care units around the UK, with the potential to spot emerging infections early.
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